Preview: Astro Tripper

Posted by Derek Yu Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:36:00 GMT


When TIGSource was just a baby, PomPom Games was one of the kings of arena shoot ‘em ups (for me, at least!). Space Tripper and Mutant Storm have earned a reputation for being a couple of fast-paced and sexy PC games. Unfortunately, they were pretty quiet after that, putting Mutant Storm Empire and Bliss Island (a casual game) onto XBLA with nary a whisper on their website and forums.

So it’s pretty cool to see that they’ve not only updated their website, but they’re also releasing a new game, for PS3 and PC (no XBLA, huh?). Astro Tripper is to Space Tripper what Mutant Storm Empire is to Mutant Storm – bigger, better, and more beautiful. Nice!

Not only that, but it looks as though Mutant Storm Empire will also be receiving a PC version, finally.

(Source: Kieron Gillen, via Rock, Paper, Shotgun)

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  1. Adamski said 32 minutes later:

    Nice but it really is rather trippy, made my eyes go blurry :O

  2. moi said 33 minutes later:

    Wow pom pom games! I thought they didn’t exist anymore…

  3. Spkl said about 1 hour later:

    this looks so hot. is there any way to get space tripper?

  4. Derek said about 1 hour later:

    Not anymore, it seems like. :(

  5. KennEH! said about 1 hour later:

    This looks like it will be an orgasm to play.

  6. BeamSplashX said about 2 hours later:

    There wasn’t a PC version of Empire…?

    Wow, I’m an idiot.

  7. FMsaziri said about 8 hours later:

    I’d rather say “Astro Tripper is to Space Tripper what Mutant Storm Reloaded is to Mutant Storm”. Astro Tripper seems to be a remake of the original, rather than a true sequel.

  8. haowan said about 9 hours later:

    Finally.

    I personally wish they’d gone straight to this game and left out Mutant Storm Reloaded, Mutant Storm Empire AND BlissIsland.

  9. lowpoly said about 17 hours later:

    good to see pompom still at it, just wish they’d come back and be involved in the community again. Even if it was just blog or forum posts…

  10. Cas said about 21 hours later:

    Woooo excellent news!

  11. permanent said about 24 hours later:

    I know I played this game years ago, maybe in 03. It was a mostly a standard arcade shooter but the level/arena layout and controls were kind of interesting.

  12. Melly said 1 day later:

    The video didn’t realy impress me, to be honest. Looks almost like Space Tripper, with a few extra levels and more flash. Most of the levels shown there were in the original.

  13. Mischief Maker said 1 day later:

    This is an exact remake of Space Tripper with some new particle effects added. Complete with the disappointing 4th world shooting stone blocks and pillars. I’m rather disappointed they couldn’t even mix up the levels a little.

    It is prettier, though.

  14. ElVaquero said 4 days later:

    Put this on WiiWare and my money’s there.

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